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The Sindamon Yau of Papua New Guinea

The Sindamon Yau of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 4,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Yau (Morobe Province) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Yau, Sindamon

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Yau (Morobe Province) (yuw)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010657
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Pray for the Sindamon Yau of Papua New Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

34%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yau (Morobe Province)
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

100%
%
Yau (PNG, Morobe Province) Speakers

Media Resources in Yau (Morobe Province):

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Yau (Morobe Province):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 The Bible Society of Papua New Guinea✓

1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sindamon Yau are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Sindamon Yau:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Sindamon Yau of Papua New Guinea

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Yau, Sindamon Across Countries (ROP3 - 111000) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
Sindamon YauPG010657Sindamon YauPapua New Guinea4,700No Longer UnreachedYau (Morobe Province)Protestantism

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